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Nayara Energy to invest in ethane cracker project Which are NON-PYROPHORIC and NON- LEACHING. They are ‘easier, cleaner and safer’
catalysts which minimize consumption and loss-in-process of high value precious or base metals by
Nayara Energy plans to invest encapsulating them within an inert polyurea matrix.
Rs. 68,000-crore to establish a 1.5-mtpa
ethane cracker at its 20-mtpa crude oil Some advantages of EnCat system are:
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refi nery in Vadinar, Gujarat.
v Safer-non-pyrophoric v Reduced leaching - Metal remains within the beads
Front-end engineering for the petro- v Increased Yields /Selectivity v Easier to handle - Reduce exposure to toxic metals
chemicals project has now been initiated.
The Vadinar refi nery offers signifi cant v Used in Batch and Flow mode v Recyclable - Can be reused for multiple cycles
advantages, including integration oppor- v Overall Cost Reduction v Fast, efficient processing - Easy filtration & reduce work-up

tunities and convenient access to the port.
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Its strategic location in western India Reaxa’s EnCat Product line includes:
places it at the heart of the country’s
largest petrochemical market. l Nickel EnCat TM
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By 2030, it is anticipated that India’s
petrochemical capacity will have in- l Palladium(II) EnCat TM
creased from 30-mtpa to 46-mtpa. Seve- Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), Hindustan nearly $6-bn to develop a similar ethane l Platinum(0) EnCat TM
ral Indian companies, including from Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), and cracker project at its Bina refi nery, while
the public sector – Gail India, Indian Oil ONGC – are investing in petrochemical Gail India plans to establish a 1.5-mtpa l Osmium(VIII)EnCat TM
Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum projects. BPCL, for example, is investing ethane cracker in Madhya Pradesh.
EnCats finds its use in catalytic processes involving HYDROGENATIONS / C-C COUPLING REACTIONS/
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Polyplex to invest Rs. 558-crore in new BOPET fi lm DIHYDROXYLATIONS in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, fine chemical and specialty chemical fields.
facility in Uttarakhand They have been successfully used for intermediates like Sulfolane, ATS 9(ATORVASTATIN), CHEA
(DEXTROMETHORPHAN) & Intermediates for MONTELUKAST, PENAMS, DABIGATARAN and many more…
Polyplex Corporation Ltd., based out
of the National Capital Region (NCR) of Reaxa’s immobilization technology is patented and can be used to encapsulate customer specific catalyst.
Delhi, has announced that it has received EnCat™ products are tailored to meet the specific requirements of a particular chemical transformation by
board approval to set up a new BOPET
(Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene Tere- varying the polymer bead structure (porosity, rigidity, size), the metal loading and co-encapsulated ligand type,
phthalate) manufacturing fi lm plant. addition of promoters or concentration.
The new facility will add 52,400 metric
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tonnes per annum (mtpa) of BOPET fi lm Reaxa is developing other base metal catalysts like Nickel for Suzuki reactions and Cobalt EnCats for
capacity to its existing of 90,000-mtpa selective reduction reactions of Nitro compounds as replacement of Pt/C.
(BOPET and BOPP (Biaxially Oriented
Polypropylene) fi lms combined). For further information, please contact: Mr. Tanmay Godiawala
S. Amit SpeciAlity chemicAlS pvt. ltd.
The company’s two manufacturing A TRUSTED NAME FOR IMPORT OF YOUR CHEMICALS
facilities are located at Bazpur and Khatima 101 ‘A’ Neelam Centre, 249-B Hind Cycle Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 030. Tel.: 022-4001 3026 / 4001 3007
in Uttarakhand. Tel: 91-22-4001 3000 / 2495 0504 Email: info@s-amit.com / tanmay@s-amit.com Web.: www.s-amit.com
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Hyderabad Office: Tel/Fax 040-40038739
BOPET fi lms are polyester fi lms
known for their strength, transparency, catering to various sectors’ growing incremental working capital. Financing
and excellent barrier properties. These demand. The new plant, expected to will be through a mix of debt and internal
fi lms are widely used in applications commence operations in the fi rst half of accruals. The expansion is aimed at meet-
such as fl exible food packaging, electrical FY2027-28, will require an investment of ing market demand and strengthening its
insulation, and industrial laminates, approximately Rs. 558-crore, excluding position in the speciality fi lms segment. S. Amit Group of Companies
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